The Way of Basketball: Never Talk Shit to Him!
Chapter 329 - 185 Urine Test Incident_5

Chapter 329: Chapter 185 Urine Test Incident_5

But Bolis had a lower tax rate, so he was definitely going to take home more than he originally would have.

Larry Bird also expressed his desire to reach an early extension with Su Wan.

However, Su Wan noted the Pacers’ delicate salary cap situation and the numerous players whose contracts would expire next year, so he didn’t agree.

He couldn’t follow the example of that "lunatic" from Golden State.

To get a larger contract for himself and throw the entire team into chaos—first by sending one player away with a punch, then jumping out of his contract early, forcing another player out through an early extension.

There’s a reason Green got along well with someone.

He really was shrewd!

Su Wan was different.

At the core, Green couldn’t sign a big contract if he left the Warriors, but Su Wan could sign a big one anywhere.

And he was very clear that Larry Bird also hoped he wouldn’t agree to the extension at this time.

Sure enough, once Su Wan refused, Larry Bird didn’t persist, and the two tacitly moved on from the topic.

On June 14, the Pacers held another "Championship Parade."

On that day, Erin released a report titled "Good Night Dallas," where she revealed photos of the Pacers players asleep on the plane, with Artest holding the Championship Trophy causing quite a stir.

His obsession with the Championship Trophy was somewhat at odds with his previously reckless image.

Many media outlets began to retroactively comment, "Ron has matured a lot this season, and it’s the O’Brien Cup that has made him mature!"

Naturally, Su Wan also sparked a heated debate.

The picture of the Finals MVP trophy "kicked" to the side at his feet was particularly striking, along with the angle Erin chose, gave off a vibe of a boss who suppressed the entire League, making winning the Finals MVP seem as easy as drinking water.

Even no one dared to question such assessments.

Because Su Wan hadn’t lost a single round in the playoffs up to now...

What’s wrong with a guy like that "disdainfully ignoring" the Finals MVP trophy?

It’s pretty normal, okay!

Barkley, upon seeing this photo, only had two words to say:

Badass!

Luckily he wasn’t being interviewed, otherwise, his sour expression would have been clear for all to see.

No wonder, after all those years of struggling in the League, he never got his hands on the trophy, and now Su Wan was carelessly tossing it aside, that blow wasn’t much different from a "simp" seeing their goddess being someone else’s "simp."

Of course, there are twisted "simps" who would say "go easy on him" or "I’ll raise your kids for you"...

But those were the minority.

Barkley, no matter how twisted, couldn’t reach that level.

When Su Wan saw this photo, he was also dumbfounded; he really couldn’t remember where he had put the Finals MVP trophy.

Could it be that he really threw it on the ground?

Suddenly he was afraid of himself:

Isn’t that being too pretentious, not afraid of getting beaten up on the streets?

Then came the NBA draft on June 25.

This year’s draft was even worse quality than the last.

And Su Wan had other things to do, so he didn’t pay attention to what happened at the draft and went to have a meal with Bill Duffy.

Then they amicably parted ways.

Bill Duffy also magnanimously offered, "Su, if you need it, I can introduce you to several good agents."

See, wasn’t he known as the "good guy" in this circle!

Su Wan: "If I need it, I’ll call you!"

Bill Duffy also shared two pieces of news with Su Wan.

The first was that LeBron’s Team was contacting him and, barring unexpected developments, he would become LeBron’s agent.

Su Wan nodded; he was aware of this.

Originally, LeBron became Bill Duffy’s client after leaving the Goodwin Brothers and arranged for Richie Paul to join Bill Duffy’s firm for systematic learning.

That was LeBron’s most disciplined period, focused on the court, leading the team to the Finals, gradually becoming the "Super Rookie" that the League was pushing, along with the "23VS24" hype, seemingly ready to take over the helm of the League.

But later, after Richie Paul returned from training, and Maverick Carter joined the team, and with LeBron James unable to reach the Finals stage again, facing various criticisms, they planned the infamous "Decision I" together. From then on, to prevent LeBron’s image from falling apart, they invested all their energy into packaging LeBron’s media image, gradually becoming obsessed.

The other piece of news...

Before Bill Duffy told it, he looked around and lowered his voice: "Yao’s team is in contact with the Lakers’ management, and it’s very likely they will leave Houston!"

"!!!"

This news piqued Su Wan’s interest.

He asked for the reason.

Bill Duffy explained: "It has something to do with you winning the championship again, and also due to the tough stance you took during the drug test incident, they realized Yao must take a stand!"